The twenty-nine-year-old Pastrňák tied the game with his 28th goal of the season in 25:07, making it 1:1 with a numerical superiority of five against three. Boston’s most productive player scored with an unprepared cannonball from the left circle.
The Red Wings then took the lead for the second time, and the Bruins decided on their win only in the last thirteen minutes of regular time, when they scored three goals. The last one, which Marat Chusnutdinov put into the empty net in the 59th minute, was assisted by Pastrňák, a native of Havíř. This season he assisted on a goal for the 58th time and with 86 points he is the most productive Czech in the competition.
Pavel Zacha played more than sixteen minutes for the visiting team and had three shots on goal.
Boston scored in the fifth game in a row and jumped to the sixth position in the Eastern Conference of the NHL, Detroit is in eighth place with a loss of two points.
| NHL: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus – Seattle 5:2 | |||
| Montreal – NY Islanders 7:3 | |||
| Ottawa – Toronto 5:2 | |||
| Vancouver – St. Louis 1:3 | |||
| Detroit – Boston 2:4 | |||
| Edmonton – Tampa Bay 2:5 | |||
| Pittsburgh – Winnipeg 5:4 after sam. raids | |||
| Nashville – Vegas 4:1 | |||
| Los Angeles – Buffalo 1:4 | |||
| San Jose – Philadelphia 1:4 | |||
| Minnesota – Dallas 2:1 in overtime. |
